The Raiders (9-2, 5-0 PAC) went on to claim a 68-52 win over the Patriots, who are now 4-1 in the conference and 7-5 overall.

The 6-foot-6 O'Bryan collected two more rebounds in the second half to put his total at 17, which was believed to have been one short of the school record 18. He added 12 points.

"Chad O'Bryan had a phenomenal game for us on the boards," Raider coach Jeremy Rauch said. "He was taller (than Heritage Hills' tallest player at 6-4), but I don't know how many times he had to go up and get the ball at the highest point. Sometimes height can be the most overrated thing in basketball. He just does a great job of going to pursue the basketball."

"It was all about effort tonight," said Patriot coach Matt Sisley. "Southridge came out and wanted it more. A lot of the intensity was Southridge cutting and us leaving shooters wide open. But the biggest thing was giving up 14 offensive rebounds at halftime. That's something I thought we got over at Christmastime. That was frustrating and they (our players) got challenged at halftime."

The Patriots cut Southridge's lead to 42-35 with 30 seconds left in the third quarter, but the Raiders scored three points before the quarter buzzer sounded.

The Patriots were lead by Devon Merder and Tyler Ward with 16 and 15 points, respectively.

"It's homecoming for us," said Rauch. "We haven't played at home in a while. It's a conference game, so there were a lot of reasons for us to get up tonight. But it ultimately comes down to execution and that's what we did tonight. We really, really guarded well."